Milestone my 100 day !!

[FullCurl]

Congrats on your milestone, couple more months you got that year under your belt. Way to go man.

[Phxshadow]

Day 300 !!

Wow the last 100 has went by quickly. Shoutout to my group Ajays!! Great group of quitters!! When I started quit I didn’t think I would make it past three days but I did. I was done with the can.  I had at that point a can to can and half day addition. I had been terminally sick for five years at this point. You think becoming disabled and having to stop work would have had a quit effect but it didn’t. Addictions are strong even in the face of a severe illness. It wasn’t until 5yrs later 300days ago that chain was broken. It hasn’t been a cake walk or an easy walk by any stretch but it’s been one day at a time.  I had to quit looking at the long term and just look at the day. God’s help and great group I am at 300!! I have seen those fall by the wayside along the way. Think they don’t need to post any more or they just went back to life in a can. It was always a sobering reminder to me how close I was to the edge. I can fall to if I don’t stay vigilant and keep my word and post everyday.
I was told at my HOF to be careful that day after 100 could be tricky and they were at times. I leaned on my group and advice I was given. I glad they were there. Days 200-300 were better but still have to be on guard. Just few days ago about 290 or so I had some strong craves. Out of nowhere they hit.  Didn’t last long but it was there. I have read that it gets easier with time and I definitely see that and believe it, that being said one has to stay on guard. I know my illness has a factor as I have time to sit and think. To much time. With life sits you down hard that’s all you can do is think. One of my biggest regrets in life was ever touching the can. To any reading this thinking of quitting do it now. I cant promise it will be easy but it will be worth it. Join a group at the beginning of your quit that really helps. I ghosted KTC for most of my first 100 days. I clicked on forums a few times but mostly read the articles over and over. My fog brain didn’t find forums till later. I literally read what to expect on your quit 100’s of times. It was always in a window of my browser. It explained a lot of what I was feeling. My first week was bad and added with my illness made it feel like I was dying. Being quit was worth any pain I had to walk through. That also has helped me make a strong resolve to never go back.

[Phxshadow]

Over 24 hours in to new teeth!! Been painful but I am thankful to have them.
I am also so thankful for my quit!!
To anyone thinking about quitting and reading this, do it now.
I am going to be posting my journey here.
I am on day 175 of my quit!! One day at a time!

[MN_Engineer]

Glad to hear KTC has made such a positive impact in your life. I encourage you to continue posting here every day to ensure the freedom that comes with being quit.

Each quitter is only allowed one introduction. As such, I have merged the two you have created.

[69franx]

I have had bad teeth since childhood and the can made the situation much much worse. The pain and bad breathing was terrible add in the can and it was very bad.

Today new teeth. What a blessing. Painful part of pulling wasn’t fun but made it through and now I can smile again!!! It’s been a long journey to get here and 174 days into my quit, I now have another reason to say never again!! 

The Can dominated my life to long. It controlled my every thought, now I am free with new teeth!!!
KTC has been such a blessing and encouragement over these months!!! I am thankful to be a part of KTC, each days pledge and accountability brings me hope for the future that I can say truly never again!!

Congrats brother. This is a huge win, thanks for sharing

[Phxshadow]

I have had bad teeth since childhood and the can made the situation much much worse. The pain and bad breathing was terrible add in the can and it was very bad.

Today new teeth. What a blessing. Painful part of pulling wasn’t fun but made it through and now I can smile again!!! It’s been a long journey to get here and 174 days into my quit, I now have another reason to say never again!! 

The Can dominated my life to long. It controlled my every thought, now I am free with new teeth!!!
KTC has been such a blessing and encouragement over these months!!! I am thankful to be a part of KTC, each days pledge and accountability brings me hope for the future that I can say truly never again!!

[EXBEARHAG]

I would like to thank everyone here at KTC!! I have reach my 100 day!! Everyone has been such an encouragement during my quit. 20 yrs of use and abuse from the can. April 25 2020 was my day that my eyes were opened and that was IT. I was done being a slave. I didn’t think it was possible to quit but I was going to try with God’s help.  I have been sick and disabled since 2015 and the thought of quitting was so big that I thought it wasn’t possible. I quit cold turkey. It was rough very rough. I spent a week in bed so sick I couldn’t even function. I had caught a bug at the same time I decided to quit so combined I was very sick. I prayed and prayed that first week. I didn’t think I would live through it. Mental fog, anxiety, stomach pain, sore throat, sinus pain and headaches are just a few of the things I experienced. My family was there for me and I couldn’t have done it without them. My wife and adult kids were such and encouragement to me!!

I didn’t think I would survive the first week but I wasn’t going back no matter how bad my body screamed. This is when I found KTC !! I read and read. I read through each quit and it encouraged me to hang on and what I was feeling would pass. It would be worth it to be free and just hang on. Week two was tough as well.  Mental fog, sick at my stomach, sore throat (that had been bad since day two), blurry vision etc.
I spent days praying and praying some more. I NEVER want to experience those times again EVER. It was the worst time I have ever experienced, even above my terminal illness I have.

It’s never to late to quit. To anyone reading this thinking I can’t do it, I say yes you can. If It was possible for me then anyone can quit.  I tried many times but hardly ever making it past the first two to three days. I now realize my motivation wasn’t right. I HAD TO QUIT FOR ME AND ME ALONE.

Never again with Gods help will I touch the can. I remember the first dip I took. A friend offered a dip to me while we were at work. It made me sick and gave a rush all at once. That day on my first break I went and bought a can. That was my start on the can. Through years of kids and work stress the can was my comfort, crutch.
I regret every dip I have taken now. I feel my eyes have been opened. I am thankful though that I have been able to quit and walk away from that addiction. I am not saying I don’t have craves because I do or that quitting is easy because it isn’t.  The craves come and some very very strong but I know it can be beaten and overcome.

I look back at all the trips to the store just to get a can. All the times where the can was more important then family or anything.  It was a bad addiction, A binding addiction. April 24 the day before I quit I was listening to a man preaching. He talked about a man that held the can in higher regard then his family and the can kept him from moving deeper in his belief. It was like a lightning bolt hit me, That was me. I was a slave to the can. April 25 was my first can free day. This time it was for me. This time I would be free. With God’s help I would be free. Even if it killed me I would be free.  I remember telling myself I had to be free of the can. I had to care for myself enough to do it for me. Brought a new meaning to taking care of myself.
Over the twenty year that amounts to around 5280 cans, around 26.400 dollars. Stunning amount, once I actually did a rough estimate I was shocked. 

Since my quit my blood pressure is better. I can breath better with each passing day and I feel better now. My terminal illness now seems more manageable. My body has went through many things for the good since quitting. I don’t miss the pounding heart rates and headaches that the can made me have. Skipping heart beats that I would get, the heartburn isn’t as bad as I use to get. I still get sore throat from time to time but it not anywhere as bad as it was in the early days. Food and drinks now taste better!! I have found my taste buds have changed since my quit. I am happy it’s gone.  I know craves will come but as I have read on KTC, we have the tools to manage it. The HOF coin will go with me everywhere.  It will help remind me of these 100 days. It’s a token of work, faith and strength it took to break the chains.

I am looking to the future!!! Looking forward to enjoying food, drinks, the sunset and many good times to come with being free. A chance to take a deep breath and enjoy waking in the morning without reaching for a dip!! Look forward to hugging my wife and kids without the smell of dip on my breath.


I am thankful for KTC group. To each one that has commented and wrote a HOF speech. THANK YOU ALL. Everyone story I read during my 100 day struggle was such a help to me!! Helped me to realize my dream of being can free. Each one of you have played a major part in me being can free!!!

As I approached my 100 day, my HOF day I could feel the excitement grow. I feel excited that I have achieved 100!! I am looking forward to each milestone. Thank you to those who have made the milestone merch!! It’s a big deal for us ex addicts to have milestones!! It helps me to Mark the walk that I have now taken. The sky is the limit !!!

Each day of life is precious!! Each minute is precious!! Each second is precious!! To all those who are thinking of quitting, please do so now, you will be glad you did. To those who have quit keep on keeping on !! I am proud to be in the company of quitters !!

Hey @Phxshadow .  That's an inspirational story man.  100 days on your own?  VERY impressive!  Sounds like you are certainly doing something right but, as you have read, the battle starts here.  100 days is huge but many find the next 100...200 days to be the hardest.  My advise, if you would allow me to humbly give it, is for you to join a quit group.  Being a member of a group, being held accountable and holding others to their word, will make your plight easier, relatively, and will give you the opportunity to help others that are walking the path behind you.  You are a smart man (?) and have experiences that no one else has.  Get involved and watch your quit soar.

Or...continue what works for you.  You are quit and that's all that counts.  Congratulations my friend.  Hold that line...we are all here to back you.

~HAG

Thanks!! Definitely want to get in a group !! I done a lot of reading on here but still figuring out the forms. I definitely need the community and support!! One day i can be at the top of the mountain and the next day in a valley of temptation. I believe GOD has brought me this far, definitely wasn’t on my own accord.    I appreciate the encouragement and advice !! I will be looking for a group to join.

Hey Shadow

Click Here to go to your quit group.

Once there, lear how to post roll with the other quitters in that group.  Share your phone number with them and some vets through private message, they will give you theirs as well.  The phone numbers are to hold each other accountable plus they are your newtwork of brotherhood and give you instant access to support if you need it.

Mine are available for the asking. 

Proud to quit with you today.

Chris

Thanks for stepping in Chris...had to run out for a call.  The Ajays are a great group Shadow.  Be well my friend.  My number will be in your mailbox shortly.  LMK if you have any questions or concerns...or for anything at all. 

Hold the line brother.

[chris2alaska]

I would like to thank everyone here at KTC!! I have reach my 100 day!! Everyone has been such an encouragement during my quit. 20 yrs of use and abuse from the can. April 25 2020 was my day that my eyes were opened and that was IT. I was done being a slave. I didn’t think it was possible to quit but I was going to try with God’s help.  I have been sick and disabled since 2015 and the thought of quitting was so big that I thought it wasn’t possible. I quit cold turkey. It was rough very rough. I spent a week in bed so sick I couldn’t even function. I had caught a bug at the same time I decided to quit so combined I was very sick. I prayed and prayed that first week. I didn’t think I would live through it. Mental fog, anxiety, stomach pain, sore throat, sinus pain and headaches are just a few of the things I experienced. My family was there for me and I couldn’t have done it without them. My wife and adult kids were such and encouragement to me!!

I didn’t think I would survive the first week but I wasn’t going back no matter how bad my body screamed. This is when I found KTC !! I read and read. I read through each quit and it encouraged me to hang on and what I was feeling would pass. It would be worth it to be free and just hang on. Week two was tough as well.  Mental fog, sick at my stomach, sore throat (that had been bad since day two), blurry vision etc.
I spent days praying and praying some more. I NEVER want to experience those times again EVER. It was the worst time I have ever experienced, even above my terminal illness I have.

It’s never to late to quit. To anyone reading this thinking I can’t do it, I say yes you can. If It was possible for me then anyone can quit.  I tried many times but hardly ever making it past the first two to three days. I now realize my motivation wasn’t right. I HAD TO QUIT FOR ME AND ME ALONE.

Never again with Gods help will I touch the can. I remember the first dip I took. A friend offered a dip to me while we were at work. It made me sick and gave a rush all at once. That day on my first break I went and bought a can. That was my start on the can. Through years of kids and work stress the can was my comfort, crutch.
I regret every dip I have taken now. I feel my eyes have been opened. I am thankful though that I have been able to quit and walk away from that addiction. I am not saying I don’t have craves because I do or that quitting is easy because it isn’t.  The craves come and some very very strong but I know it can be beaten and overcome.

I look back at all the trips to the store just to get a can. All the times where the can was more important then family or anything.  It was a bad addiction, A binding addiction. April 24 the day before I quit I was listening to a man preaching. He talked about a man that held the can in higher regard then his family and the can kept him from moving deeper in his belief. It was like a lightning bolt hit me, That was me. I was a slave to the can. April 25 was my first can free day. This time it was for me. This time I would be free. With God’s help I would be free. Even if it killed me I would be free.  I remember telling myself I had to be free of the can. I had to care for myself enough to do it for me. Brought a new meaning to taking care of myself.
Over the twenty year that amounts to around 5280 cans, around 26.400 dollars. Stunning amount, once I actually did a rough estimate I was shocked. 

Since my quit my blood pressure is better. I can breath better with each passing day and I feel better now. My terminal illness now seems more manageable. My body has went through many things for the good since quitting. I don’t miss the pounding heart rates and headaches that the can made me have. Skipping heart beats that I would get, the heartburn isn’t as bad as I use to get. I still get sore throat from time to time but it not anywhere as bad as it was in the early days. Food and drinks now taste better!! I have found my taste buds have changed since my quit. I am happy it’s gone.  I know craves will come but as I have read on KTC, we have the tools to manage it. The HOF coin will go with me everywhere.  It will help remind me of these 100 days. It’s a token of work, faith and strength it took to break the chains.

I am looking to the future!!! Looking forward to enjoying food, drinks, the sunset and many good times to come with being free. A chance to take a deep breath and enjoy waking in the morning without reaching for a dip!! Look forward to hugging my wife and kids without the smell of dip on my breath.


I am thankful for KTC group. To each one that has commented and wrote a HOF speech. THANK YOU ALL. Everyone story I read during my 100 day struggle was such a help to me!! Helped me to realize my dream of being can free. Each one of you have played a major part in me being can free!!!

As I approached my 100 day, my HOF day I could feel the excitement grow. I feel excited that I have achieved 100!! I am looking forward to each milestone. Thank you to those who have made the milestone merch!! It’s a big deal for us ex addicts to have milestones!! It helps me to Mark the walk that I have now taken. The sky is the limit !!!

Each day of life is precious!! Each minute is precious!! Each second is precious!! To all those who are thinking of quitting, please do so now, you will be glad you did. To those who have quit keep on keeping on !! I am proud to be in the company of quitters !!

Hey @Phxshadow .  That's an inspirational story man.  100 days on your own?  VERY impressive!  Sounds like you are certainly doing something right but, as you have read, the battle starts here.  100 days is huge but many find the next 100...200 days to be the hardest.  My advise, if you would allow me to humbly give it, is for you to join a quit group.  Being a member of a group, being held accountable and holding others to their word, will make your plight easier, relatively, and will give you the opportunity to help others that are walking the path behind you.  You are a smart man (?) and have experiences that no one else has.  Get involved and watch your quit soar.

Or...continue what works for you.  You are quit and that's all that counts.  Congratulations my friend.  Hold that line...we are all here to back you.

~HAG

Thanks!! Definitely want to get in a group !! I done a lot of reading on here but still figuring out the forms. I definitely need the community and support!! One day i can be at the top of the mountain and the next day in a valley of temptation. I believe GOD has brought me this far, definitely wasn’t on my own accord.    I appreciate the encouragement and advice !! I will be looking for a group to join.

Hey Shadow

Click Here to go to your quit group.

Once there, lear how to post roll with the other quitters in that group.  Share your phone number with them and some vets through private message, they will give you theirs as well.  The phone numbers are to hold each other accountable plus they are your newtwork of brotherhood and give you instant access to support if you need it.

Mine are available for the asking. 

Proud to quit with you today.

Chris

[Phxshadow]

I would like to thank everyone here at KTC!! I have reach my 100 day!! Everyone has been such an encouragement during my quit. 20 yrs of use and abuse from the can. April 25 2020 was my day that my eyes were opened and that was IT. I was done being a slave. I didn’t think it was possible to quit but I was going to try with God’s help.  I have been sick and disabled since 2015 and the thought of quitting was so big that I thought it wasn’t possible. I quit cold turkey. It was rough very rough. I spent a week in bed so sick I couldn’t even function. I had caught a bug at the same time I decided to quit so combined I was very sick. I prayed and prayed that first week. I didn’t think I would live through it. Mental fog, anxiety, stomach pain, sore throat, sinus pain and headaches are just a few of the things I experienced. My family was there for me and I couldn’t have done it without them. My wife and adult kids were such and encouragement to me!!

I didn’t think I would survive the first week but I wasn’t going back no matter how bad my body screamed. This is when I found KTC !! I read and read. I read through each quit and it encouraged me to hang on and what I was feeling would pass. It would be worth it to be free and just hang on. Week two was tough as well.  Mental fog, sick at my stomach, sore throat (that had been bad since day two), blurry vision etc.
I spent days praying and praying some more. I NEVER want to experience those times again EVER. It was the worst time I have ever experienced, even above my terminal illness I have.

It’s never to late to quit. To anyone reading this thinking I can’t do it, I say yes you can. If It was possible for me then anyone can quit.  I tried many times but hardly ever making it past the first two to three days. I now realize my motivation wasn’t right. I HAD TO QUIT FOR ME AND ME ALONE.

Never again with Gods help will I touch the can. I remember the first dip I took. A friend offered a dip to me while we were at work. It made me sick and gave a rush all at once. That day on my first break I went and bought a can. That was my start on the can. Through years of kids and work stress the can was my comfort, crutch.
I regret every dip I have taken now. I feel my eyes have been opened. I am thankful though that I have been able to quit and walk away from that addiction. I am not saying I don’t have craves because I do or that quitting is easy because it isn’t.  The craves come and some very very strong but I know it can be beaten and overcome.

I look back at all the trips to the store just to get a can. All the times where the can was more important then family or anything.  It was a bad addiction, A binding addiction. April 24 the day before I quit I was listening to a man preaching. He talked about a man that held the can in higher regard then his family and the can kept him from moving deeper in his belief. It was like a lightning bolt hit me, That was me. I was a slave to the can. April 25 was my first can free day. This time it was for me. This time I would be free. With God’s help I would be free. Even if it killed me I would be free.  I remember telling myself I had to be free of the can. I had to care for myself enough to do it for me. Brought a new meaning to taking care of myself.
Over the twenty year that amounts to around 5280 cans, around 26.400 dollars. Stunning amount, once I actually did a rough estimate I was shocked. 

Since my quit my blood pressure is better. I can breath better with each passing day and I feel better now. My terminal illness now seems more manageable. My body has went through many things for the good since quitting. I don’t miss the pounding heart rates and headaches that the can made me have. Skipping heart beats that I would get, the heartburn isn’t as bad as I use to get. I still get sore throat from time to time but it not anywhere as bad as it was in the early days. Food and drinks now taste better!! I have found my taste buds have changed since my quit. I am happy it’s gone.  I know craves will come but as I have read on KTC, we have the tools to manage it. The HOF coin will go with me everywhere.  It will help remind me of these 100 days. It’s a token of work, faith and strength it took to break the chains.

I am looking to the future!!! Looking forward to enjoying food, drinks, the sunset and many good times to come with being free. A chance to take a deep breath and enjoy waking in the morning without reaching for a dip!! Look forward to hugging my wife and kids without the smell of dip on my breath.


I am thankful for KTC group. To each one that has commented and wrote a HOF speech. THANK YOU ALL. Everyone story I read during my 100 day struggle was such a help to me!! Helped me to realize my dream of being can free. Each one of you have played a major part in me being can free!!!

As I approached my 100 day, my HOF day I could feel the excitement grow. I feel excited that I have achieved 100!! I am looking forward to each milestone. Thank you to those who have made the milestone merch!! It’s a big deal for us ex addicts to have milestones!! It helps me to Mark the walk that I have now taken. The sky is the limit !!!

Each day of life is precious!! Each minute is precious!! Each second is precious!! To all those who are thinking of quitting, please do so now, you will be glad you did. To those who have quit keep on keeping on !! I am proud to be in the company of quitters !!

Hey @Phxshadow .  That's an inspirational story man.  100 days on your own?  VERY impressive!  Sounds like you are certainly doing something right but, as you have read, the battle starts here.  100 days is huge but many find the next 100...200 days to be the hardest.  My advise, if you would allow me to humbly give it, is for you to join a quit group.  Being a member of a group, being held accountable and holding others to their word, will make your plight easier, relatively, and will give you the opportunity to help others that are walking the path behind you.  You are a smart man (?) and have experiences that no one else has.  Get involved and watch your quit soar.

Or...continue what works for you.  You are quit and that's all that counts.  Congratulations my friend.  Hold that line...we are all here to back you.

~HAG

Thanks!! Definitely want to get in a group !! I done a lot of reading on here but still figuring out the forms. I definitely need the community and support!! One day i can be at the top of the mountain and the next day in a valley of temptation. I believe GOD has brought me this far, definitely wasn’t on my own accord.    I appreciate the encouragement and advice !! I will be looking for a group to join.

[EXBEARHAG]

I would like to thank everyone here at KTC!! I have reach my 100 day!! Everyone has been such an encouragement during my quit. 20 yrs of use and abuse from the can. April 25 2020 was my day that my eyes were opened and that was IT. I was done being a slave. I didn’t think it was possible to quit but I was going to try with God’s help.  I have been sick and disabled since 2015 and the thought of quitting was so big that I thought it wasn’t possible. I quit cold turkey. It was rough very rough. I spent a week in bed so sick I couldn’t even function. I had caught a bug at the same time I decided to quit so combined I was very sick. I prayed and prayed that first week. I didn’t think I would live through it. Mental fog, anxiety, stomach pain, sore throat, sinus pain and headaches are just a few of the things I experienced. My family was there for me and I couldn’t have done it without them. My wife and adult kids were such and encouragement to me!!

I didn’t think I would survive the first week but I wasn’t going back no matter how bad my body screamed. This is when I found KTC !! I read and read. I read through each quit and it encouraged me to hang on and what I was feeling would pass. It would be worth it to be free and just hang on. Week two was tough as well.  Mental fog, sick at my stomach, sore throat (that had been bad since day two), blurry vision etc.
I spent days praying and praying some more. I NEVER want to experience those times again EVER. It was the worst time I have ever experienced, even above my terminal illness I have.

It’s never to late to quit. To anyone reading this thinking I can’t do it, I say yes you can. If It was possible for me then anyone can quit.  I tried many times but hardly ever making it past the first two to three days. I now realize my motivation wasn’t right. I HAD TO QUIT FOR ME AND ME ALONE.

Never again with Gods help will I touch the can. I remember the first dip I took. A friend offered a dip to me while we were at work. It made me sick and gave a rush all at once. That day on my first break I went and bought a can. That was my start on the can. Through years of kids and work stress the can was my comfort, crutch.
I regret every dip I have taken now. I feel my eyes have been opened. I am thankful though that I have been able to quit and walk away from that addiction. I am not saying I don’t have craves because I do or that quitting is easy because it isn’t.  The craves come and some very very strong but I know it can be beaten and overcome.

I look back at all the trips to the store just to get a can. All the times where the can was more important then family or anything.  It was a bad addiction, A binding addiction. April 24 the day before I quit I was listening to a man preaching. He talked about a man that held the can in higher regard then his family and the can kept him from moving deeper in his belief. It was like a lightning bolt hit me, That was me. I was a slave to the can. April 25 was my first can free day. This time it was for me. This time I would be free. With God’s help I would be free. Even if it killed me I would be free.  I remember telling myself I had to be free of the can. I had to care for myself enough to do it for me. Brought a new meaning to taking care of myself.
Over the twenty year that amounts to around 5280 cans, around 26.400 dollars. Stunning amount, once I actually did a rough estimate I was shocked. 

Since my quit my blood pressure is better. I can breath better with each passing day and I feel better now. My terminal illness now seems more manageable. My body has went through many things for the good since quitting. I don’t miss the pounding heart rates and headaches that the can made me have. Skipping heart beats that I would get, the heartburn isn’t as bad as I use to get. I still get sore throat from time to time but it not anywhere as bad as it was in the early days. Food and drinks now taste better!! I have found my taste buds have changed since my quit. I am happy it’s gone.  I know craves will come but as I have read on KTC, we have the tools to manage it. The HOF coin will go with me everywhere.  It will help remind me of these 100 days. It’s a token of work, faith and strength it took to break the chains.

I am looking to the future!!! Looking forward to enjoying food, drinks, the sunset and many good times to come with being free. A chance to take a deep breath and enjoy waking in the morning without reaching for a dip!! Look forward to hugging my wife and kids without the smell of dip on my breath.


I am thankful for KTC group. To each one that has commented and wrote a HOF speech. THANK YOU ALL. Everyone story I read during my 100 day struggle was such a help to me!! Helped me to realize my dream of being can free. Each one of you have played a major part in me being can free!!!

As I approached my 100 day, my HOF day I could feel the excitement grow. I feel excited that I have achieved 100!! I am looking forward to each milestone. Thank you to those who have made the milestone merch!! It’s a big deal for us ex addicts to have milestones!! It helps me to Mark the walk that I have now taken. The sky is the limit !!!

Each day of life is precious!! Each minute is precious!! Each second is precious!! To all those who are thinking of quitting, please do so now, you will be glad you did. To those who have quit keep on keeping on !! I am proud to be in the company of quitters !!

Hey @Phxshadow .  That's an inspirational story man.  100 days on your own?  VERY impressive!  Sounds like you are certainly doing something right but, as you have read, the battle starts here.  100 days is huge but many find the next 100...200 days to be the hardest.  My advise, if you would allow me to humbly give it, is for you to join a quit group.  Being a member of a group, being held accountable and holding others to their word, will make your plight easier, relatively, and will give you the opportunity to help others that are walking the path behind you.  You are a smart man (?) and have experiences that no one else has.  Get involved and watch your quit soar.

Or...continue what works for you.  You are quit and that's all that counts.  Congratulations my friend.  Hold that line...we are all here to back you.

~HAG

[Phxshadow]

I would like to thank everyone here at KTC!! I have reach my 100 day!! Everyone has been such an encouragement during my quit. 20 yrs of use and abuse from the can. April 25 2020 was my day that my eyes were opened and that was IT. I was done being a slave. I didn’t think it was possible to quit but I was going to try with God’s help.  I have been sick and disabled since 2015 and the thought of quitting was so big that I thought it wasn’t possible. I quit cold turkey. It was rough very rough. I spent a week in bed so sick I couldn’t even function. I had caught a bug at the same time I decided to quit so combined I was very sick. I prayed and prayed that first week. I didn’t think I would live through it. Mental fog, anxiety, stomach pain, sore throat, sinus pain and headaches are just a few of the things I experienced. My family was there for me and I couldn’t have done it without them. My wife and adult kids were such and encouragement to me!!

I didn’t think I would survive the first week but I wasn’t going back no matter how bad my body screamed. This is when I found KTC !! I read and read. I read through each quit and it encouraged me to hang on and what I was feeling would pass. It would be worth it to be free and just hang on. Week two was tough as well.  Mental fog, sick at my stomach, sore throat (that had been bad since day two), blurry vision etc.
I spent days praying and praying some more. I NEVER want to experience those times again EVER. It was the worst time I have ever experienced, even above my terminal illness I have.

It’s never to late to quit. To anyone reading this thinking I can’t do it, I say yes you can. If It was possible for me then anyone can quit.  I tried many times but hardly ever making it past the first two to three days. I now realize my motivation wasn’t right. I HAD TO QUIT FOR ME AND ME ALONE.

Never again with Gods help will I touch the can. I remember the first dip I took. A friend offered a dip to me while we were at work. It made me sick and gave a rush all at once. That day on my first break I went and bought a can. That was my start on the can. Through years of kids and work stress the can was my comfort, crutch.
I regret every dip I have taken now. I feel my eyes have been opened. I am thankful though that I have been able to quit and walk away from that addiction. I am not saying I don’t have craves because I do or that quitting is easy because it isn’t.  The craves come and some very very strong but I know it can be beaten and overcome.

I look back at all the trips to the store just to get a can. All the times where the can was more important then family or anything.  It was a bad addiction, A binding addiction. April 24 the day before I quit I was listening to a man preaching. He talked about a man that held the can in higher regard then his family and the can kept him from moving deeper in his belief. It was like a lightning bolt hit me, That was me. I was a slave to the can. April 25 was my first can free day. This time it was for me. This time I would be free. With God’s help I would be free. Even if it killed me I would be free.  I remember telling myself I had to be free of the can. I had to care for myself enough to do it for me. Brought a new meaning to taking care of myself.
Over the twenty year that amounts to around 5280 cans, around 26.400 dollars. Stunning amount, once I actually did a rough estimate I was shocked. 

Since my quit my blood pressure is better. I can breath better with each passing day and I feel better now. My terminal illness now seems more manageable. My body has went through many things for the good since quitting. I don’t miss the pounding heart rates and headaches that the can made me have. Skipping heart beats that I would get, the heartburn isn’t as bad as I use to get. I still get sore throat from time to time but it not anywhere as bad as it was in the early days. Food and drinks now taste better!! I have found my taste buds have changed since my quit. I am happy it’s gone.  I know craves will come but as I have read on KTC, we have the tools to manage it. The HOF coin will go with me everywhere.  It will help remind me of these 100 days. It’s a token of work, faith and strength it took to break the chains.

I am looking to the future!!! Looking forward to enjoying food, drinks, the sunset and many good times to come with being free. A chance to take a deep breath and enjoy waking in the morning without reaching for a dip!! Look forward to hugging my wife and kids without the smell of dip on my breath.


I am thankful for KTC group. To each one that has commented and wrote a HOF speech. THANK YOU ALL. Everyone story I read during my 100 day struggle was such a help to me!! Helped me to realize my dream of being can free. Each one of you have played a major part in me being can free!!!

As I approached my 100 day, my HOF day I could feel the excitement grow. I feel excited that I have achieved 100!! I am looking forward to each milestone. Thank you to those who have made the milestone merch!! It’s a big deal for us ex addicts to have milestones!! It helps me to Mark the walk that I have now taken. The sky is the limit !!!

Each day of life is precious!! Each minute is precious!! Each second is precious!! To all those who are thinking of quitting, please do so now, you will be glad you did. To those who have quit keep on keeping on !! I am proud to be in the company of quitters !!